Vmware Workstation 6.5 and VMWAREBIOS ROM !

[thegorre]

Hi everybody !
I've just installed VMware 6.5 WS and i tried to test the famous VMBIOS ROM
I put into the VMX file the line :
bios440.filename = "VMBIOS_ASUS_SLIC&SLP.ROM"
at the top of the file !
then i registered and open vmware
Has it boot : i didn't see no ASUS bios
Ive tried also with DEL, HP , and the same pb !

are those ROM compatible with Vmware 6.5 or should i reinstall an older version !

It is very strange !! isn't it ?

If some one have an idea ?

[Barney Rubble]

I don't know if older ROMs are compatible with WS 6.5, but you can find modified ROMs for WS 6.5 in this thread (http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?t=3062). Reports suggest that they work just fine.

[thegorre]

Thanks
But i've tried those files !!
What is stonish is that i succeed with an older VMBIOSOEM dell !
This works fine, because when i start my VM i can see in little on VmWare 6.5 Bios Startup, OEM written in little !!
So the ROM passes !

Does this little logo : OEM appears also on other ROM ? like ASUS HP ?

[urie]

because you don't see i,e HP or dell logo when booting up has got nothing to do with it the bios patches this is a virtual machine and the mods are only done so you can check if it activates with your brand i,e, HP or Del e.c.t if machine activates with OEM CD /DVD then whats the problem....

[something2]

Problem is that Vmware Workstation 6.5 doesn't support bios440.filename any longer. Only if the patched Bios ROM is direct integraded in vmware-vmx.exe.

[urie]

Problem is that Vmware Workstation 6.5 doesn't support bios440.filename any longer. Only if the patched Bios ROM is direct integraded in vmware-vmx.exe.

Wrong the rom file has been posted also.

[reginakampher]

Problem is that Vmware Workstation 6.5 doesn't support bios440.filename any longer. Only if the patched Bios ROM is direct integraded in vmware-vmx.exe.
It does support it. I tested it before posting the modified ROM file.

[something2]

Ok, I created a new VM and it's working. But no go for my old VM created with Workstation 5.5.6. (thougth converting it to "Default hardware compatibility 6.5" and using a 6.5 Bios would be enough but it isn't)

[thegorre]

So
to resum :
What can i do :
i downdload the ROM with the vmware-vmx.exe then i can test to activate ?
What key can i use ?

[urie]

you will need to use OEM and certificate key for whatever bios mod you are using you didnt say. i,e, ASUS Dell e.c.t